Tag: Burkina Faso
2017 AFCON: Burkina Faso, Cameroon reach quarter-finals
Burkina Faso and Cameroon on Sunday qualified for the quarter-finals of the ongoing 2017 Africa Cup of Nations tournament in…
AFCON 2017: Burkina Faso force Cameroon to a draw
Burkina Faso fought back to secure a 1-1 draw with Cameroon on the opening day of the 2017 Africa Cup…
Burkina Faso: Kabore appoints economist Prime Minister
Burkina Faso’s president has named economist Paul Kaba Thieba as prime minister. President Marc Roch Christian Kabore announced Thieba’s appointment…
Osinbajo arrives Burkina Faso for inauguration of new president
President Muhammadu Buhari will be represented today by Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, at the inauguration of a new…
Buhari congratulates Kabore on his election as Burkina Faso President
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Mr. Roch Marc Christian Kabore of the Movement of People for Progress Party on his…
Eagles land in Burkina Faso
The delegation of Nigeria’s Super Eagles B landed in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, on Friday at about 10.10pm Nigerian…
Oliseh on sick bed thanks Nigerians
Recuperating Super Eagles handler, Sunday Oliseh has said that he is overwhelmed by the messages of support, well wishes and…
CHAN qualifier: Burkina Faso moves Eagles match to Sunday
Federation Burkinabe de Foot-Ball, Burkina Faso’s football governing body, has moved the 2016 African Nations Championship (CHAN) final qualifying match…
GOtv Boxing Night: Fans to win decoders, other gifts
Some lucky fans coming to the fourth edition of the GOtv Boxing Night on 25 October are to go home…
CHAN Qualifier: My team lost concentration – Burkina Faso coach
Burkina Faso National team coach, Traore Drissa, said on Saturday that his team lost to Nigeria over a lack of…
Eagles set for Burkina Faso clash —Coach
Super Eagles assistant coach Salisu Yusuf said on Friday that the Super Eagles B are fully prepared for the Etalons…
Burkina Faso court charges general, ex-minister over coup
(Reuters) – A court in Burkina Faso on Tuesday charged a general and a former foreign minister with crimes including…
Burkina Faso coup leader handed over to government
The leader of a short-lived coup in Burkina Faso, General Gilbert Diendere, was handed over to authorities on Thursday after…
Burkina Faso coup leader in police custody
AFP – General Gilbert Diendere, the leader of Burkina Faso’s short-lived coup, was in police custody on Thursday, a security…
Burkina Faso disbands elite unit behind coup
Reuters – Burkina Faso’s cabinet on Friday dissolved the elite presidential guard that took the president and prime minister hostage…